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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Trio of Sooners Collect AVCA All-Central Region Honors
December 10, 2024 | Volleyball
NORMAN – Oklahoma volleyball's Alexis Shelton, Kari Geissberger and Lydia Martyn were placed on the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Central Region teams, the AVCA announced Tuesday.
Shelton and Martyn were placed on the first team, while Geissberger earned honorable mention honors. These are the first All-Region honors for the Sooners since Megan Wilson in 2022 and the most since OU placed four on region teams in 2019.
Shelton earned her first all-region honor after a breakout junior season. The Charlotte, N.C., native led the team with 455 kills on the season and 4.38 kills/set. She ranked second on the team in digs with 204 and second in blocks with 93.
The junior tallied double-digit kills in every meet of the season, including a season-best 27 against Texas. She recorded 20-plus kills on nine occasions and notched eight double-doubles on the year. In the season finale against Pitt, she recorded a career-high 7.0 blocks.
Martyn ended the year as one of eight active players who had eclipsed not only the 500-career block mark, but the 1,000-career kills milestone. The graduate student led the Sooners with 124 total blocks on the season and notched a .360 hitting percentage with 210 kills.
The Anderson, S.C., native tallied at least 5.0 blocks in 12 matches, including a season-high 11.0 at Tulsa. She notched double-digit kills in nine matches with a season-best 18, also against Tulsa.
In her lone season with the Sooners, Geissberger ranked second on the team with 262 kills on a .316 hitting mark. The Greenbrae, Calif., native recorded 83 blocks, good for second on the team with a season high 8.0 in the final match of the year.
Geissberger recorded double-digit kills in 15 matches with a season-high 18 against Florida. She hit at a .300 clip or better in 15 matches with a season-high .714 at Omaha.
Overall, the Sooners finished the 2024 season with a 15-11 record and a sixth-place finish in the SEC after being picked to finish 11th in their first year in the league. The Sooners eight conference wins were the most since 2019 and included a pair of wins over ranked opponents. OU advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019 and picked up their first NCAA Tournament win since 2013.
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Shelton and Martyn were placed on the first team, while Geissberger earned honorable mention honors. These are the first All-Region honors for the Sooners since Megan Wilson in 2022 and the most since OU placed four on region teams in 2019.
Shelton earned her first all-region honor after a breakout junior season. The Charlotte, N.C., native led the team with 455 kills on the season and 4.38 kills/set. She ranked second on the team in digs with 204 and second in blocks with 93.
The junior tallied double-digit kills in every meet of the season, including a season-best 27 against Texas. She recorded 20-plus kills on nine occasions and notched eight double-doubles on the year. In the season finale against Pitt, she recorded a career-high 7.0 blocks.
Martyn ended the year as one of eight active players who had eclipsed not only the 500-career block mark, but the 1,000-career kills milestone. The graduate student led the Sooners with 124 total blocks on the season and notched a .360 hitting percentage with 210 kills.
The Anderson, S.C., native tallied at least 5.0 blocks in 12 matches, including a season-high 11.0 at Tulsa. She notched double-digit kills in nine matches with a season-best 18, also against Tulsa.
In her lone season with the Sooners, Geissberger ranked second on the team with 262 kills on a .316 hitting mark. The Greenbrae, Calif., native recorded 83 blocks, good for second on the team with a season high 8.0 in the final match of the year.
Geissberger recorded double-digit kills in 15 matches with a season-high 18 against Florida. She hit at a .300 clip or better in 15 matches with a season-high .714 at Omaha.
Overall, the Sooners finished the 2024 season with a 15-11 record and a sixth-place finish in the SEC after being picked to finish 11th in their first year in the league. The Sooners eight conference wins were the most since 2019 and included a pair of wins over ranked opponents. OU advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019 and picked up their first NCAA Tournament win since 2013.
FOLLOW THE OKLAHOMA SOONERS
For updates, follow @OU_Volleyball on Twitter and Instagram, or like Oklahoma Volleyball on Facebook.
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